Interview Roadmap FAANG
Amazon Interview Roadmap
4 rounds ยท Coding, System Design, Leadership Principles, Bar Raiser. Prep strategy, system design patterns, and the exact focus areas Amazon tests at each stage.
Interview Process
| # | Round | Duration | Focus Areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coding | 45 min | DSA, OOP Design |
| 2 | System Design | 45 min | Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture |
| 3 | Leadership Principles | 30 min | STAR Method, 14 LPs |
| 4 | Bar Raiser | 60 min | All areas (calibration round) |
Top Interview Questions
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Design Amazon Warehouse Fulfillment System
85/100Scale: 10M orders/day, sub-second inventory updates
Key Concepts to Master
CAP Theorem Distributed Systems
A distributed system can only guarantee two of three: Consistency, Availability, and Partition Tolerance.
Database Sharding Data Systems
Horizontal partitioning of a database across multiple machines to distribute load beyond a single server's capacity.
Message Queue System Design
Asynchronous communication buffer between services. Decouples producers from consumers and provides durability during traffic spikes.